USA Track & Field National News

In preparation for this weekend’s Prefontaine Classic, reigning World Indoor 60m hurdles champion Aries Merritt and American discus record holder and 2008 Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown-Trafton joined USA Track & Field Wednesday for a national media teleconference. Below are excerpts from the teleconference.

INDIANAPOLIS - Louisiana State University sprinter Kimberlyn Duncan has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the 100m, 200m and as part of the winning 4x100m at the NCAA East Regional meet last weekend at the University of North Florida.

INDIANAPOLIS - An attorney with expertise in business affairs, contract negotiations, compliance issues and the nonprofit sector, Renee Chube Washington has been named Chief Operating Officer of USA Track & Field, CEO Max Siegel announced Tuesday. Washington will begin her duties at USATF on June 1.

INDIANAPOLIS - An attorney with expertise in business affairs, contract negotiations, compliance issues and the nonprofit sector, Renee Chube Washington has been named Chief Operating Officer of USA Track & Field, CEO Max Siegel announced Tuesday. Washington will begin her duties at USATF on June 1.

With the 13:16.26 he ran earlier this year at the Stanford Payton Jordan Invitational, Andrew Bumbalough reached the Olympic “A” standard in the 5,000m. All that stands between him and a trip to London is a top three finish in the Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, which is scheduled for June 21-July 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Regarding his preparation for the Trials, the Brentwood, Tenn., native and Georgetown University graduate performed a Q & A with USA Track & Field.

With the 13:16.26 he ran earlier this year at the Stanford Payton Jordan Invitational, Andrew Bumbalough reached the Olympic “A” standard in the 5,000m. All that stands between him and a trip to London is a top three finish in the Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, which is scheduled for June 21-July 1 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Regarding his preparation for the Trials, the Brentwood, Tenn., native and Georgetown University graduate performed a Q & A with USA Track & Field.